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Sorry guys but Im going to hang with Bob M here and still say the touching is illegal. This may be weak for an argument but here I go anyway. Is running with the ball out of bounds legal? No .So if its not legal it must be illegal even though its not listed as a foul. What it is a violation of the rules and we kill the play as a consequence. Does that help? LOL I didn't think so  [/B]
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James you are correct that a player running the ball out of bounds is a violation that causes the ball to become dead at the spot that it crossed the sideline. How ever with one exception, kicking the ball out of bounds on a free kick, it is not illegal to cause the ball to be out the playing area.
Dale Smith